Lightning in Okaloosa County, Florida
Lightning April 18, 1996 · Okaloosa County, Florida
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Eleven military personnel were working on an aircraft on Hurlburt Field when lightning either struck the aircraft or near the aircraft. One of the airmen was killed and ten others were injured. The personnel had been ordered inside due to thunderstorms around the area earlier in the morning. The airmen were allowed back on the field at 829 am and lightning hit at 838 am. It was likely the strike that hit the airmen was the first strike out of a developing thunderstorm.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5543619. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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